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Kevin Wolf 76b1b64370 docs/vhost-user: Clarifications for VHOST_USER_ADD/REM_MEM_REG
The specification for VHOST_USER_ADD/REM_MEM_REG messages is unclear
in several points, which has led to clients having incompatible
implementations. This changes the specification to be more explicit
about them:

* VHOST_USER_ADD_MEM_REG is not specified as receiving a file
  descriptor, though it obviously does need to do so. All
  implementations agree on this one, fix the specification.

* VHOST_USER_REM_MEM_REG is not specified as receiving a file
  descriptor either, and it also has no reason to do so. rust-vmm does
  not send file descriptors for removing a memory region (in agreement
  with the specification), libvhost-user and QEMU do (which is a bug),
  though libvhost-user doesn't actually make any use of it.

  Change the specification so that for compatibility QEMU's behaviour
  becomes legal, even if discouraged, but rust-vmm's behaviour becomes
  the explicitly recommended mode of operation.

* VHOST_USER_ADD_MEM_REG doesn't have a documented return value, which
  is the desired behaviour in the non-postcopy case. It also implemented
  like this in QEMU and rust-vmm, though libvhost-user is buggy and
  sometimes sends an unexpected reply. This will be fixed in a separate
  patch.

  However, in postcopy mode it does reply like VHOST_USER_SET_MEM_TABLE.
  This behaviour is shared between libvhost-user and QEMU; rust-vmm
  doesn't implement postcopy mode yet. Mention it explicitly in the
  spec.

* The specification doesn't mention how VHOST_USER_REM_MEM_REG
  identifies the memory region to be removed. Change it to describe the
  existing behaviour of libvhost-user (guest address, user address and
  size must match).

Signed-off-by: Kevin Wolf <kwolf@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20220407133657.155281-2-kwolf@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Raphael Norwitz <raphael.norwitz@nutanix.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
2022-05-16 16:15:40 -04:00
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about remove -writeconfig 2022-04-28 08:51:56 +02:00
config docs: Grammar and spelling fixes 2018-07-13 10:16:04 +01:00
devel docs/devel: start documenting writing VirtIO devices 2022-05-16 04:38:40 -04:00
interop docs/vhost-user: Clarifications for VHOST_USER_ADD/REM_MEM_REG 2022-05-16 16:15:40 -04:00
specs virtio,pc,pci: features, cleanups, fixes 2022-03-08 22:27:34 +00:00
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system docs/cxl: Add initial Compute eXpress Link (CXL) documentation. 2022-05-13 07:57:26 -04:00
tools nbd/server: Allow MULTI_CONN for shared writable exports 2022-05-12 13:10:52 +02:00
user linux-user: Remove the deprecated ppc64abi32 target 2022-02-09 13:29:38 +00:00
block-replication.txt docs/block-replication.txt: Fix replication top-id command demo 2021-12-17 11:35:00 +01:00
bypass-iommu.txt docs: Add documentation for iommu bypass 2021-07-16 11:10:45 -04:00
COLO-FT.txt docs: Use double quotes instead of single quotes for COLO 2021-11-22 15:02:38 +01:00
colo-proxy.txt docs: update to show preferred boolean syntax for -chardev 2021-02-25 14:14:33 +01:00
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hyperv.txt hyperv: Add support to process syndbg commands 2022-04-06 14:31:56 +02:00
igd-assign.txt
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memory-hotplug.txt docs: Grammar and spelling fixes 2018-07-13 10:16:04 +01:00
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multiseat.txt docs: Spell QEMU all caps 2021-11-19 10:16:58 +01:00
nvdimm.txt docs/nvdimm: Update nvdimm option value in machine example 2021-09-27 10:57:21 +02:00
pci_expander_bridge.txt
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pcie_sriov.txt docs: Replace Qemu -> QEMU 2022-04-26 12:38:44 +02:00
pcie.txt docs: pcie: Spell out machine type needs for PCIe features 2018-03-01 16:25:37 +02:00
pvrdma.txt docs: Fix broken links 2020-09-01 09:31:33 +02:00
qcow2-cache.txt qcow2: Document the Extended L2 Entries feature 2020-08-25 08:33:20 +02:00
qdev-device-use.txt hw/ide: remove 'ide-drive' device 2021-03-18 09:22:55 +00:00
qemu-option-trace.rst.inc qemu-option-trace.rst.inc: Don't use option:: markup 2020-11-02 16:52:18 +00:00
qemupciserial.inf docs: Grammar and spelling fixes 2018-07-13 10:16:04 +01:00
rdma.txt migrate: remove QMP/HMP commands for speed, downtime and cache size 2021-03-18 09:22:55 +00:00
replay.txt docs: Fix some typos (found by codespell) 2020-11-18 09:29:41 +01:00
spice-port-fqdn.txt
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u2f.txt docs: Spell QEMU all caps 2021-11-19 10:16:58 +01:00
xbzrle.txt migrate: remove QMP/HMP commands for speed, downtime and cache size 2021-03-18 09:22:55 +00:00
xen-save-devices-state.txt Fix up dangling references to qmp-commands.* in comment and doc 2018-03-02 13:48:26 -06:00